Well, Judy,

I am going to make a small effort to answer your question about why all these
moms seem to want to pump.  IT HAS BECOME A FAD!  They talk to their friends
(who are pumping)  and they hear about how a father can't *really bond* with
his baby unless he feeds him - so - VOILA - they MUST rent a pump.  When they
call me, I always advise them that they should wait until their breastfeeding
is well established before pumping and giving a bottle.  If one could see
through the phone, I'm certain that I would bet getting some really odd looks.
In the end they often insist on renting a pump and then what can I do, but let
them have it?

On the other hand, I often get calls from moms who've had preemies that are in
the NICU.  They have been either, not pumping, or only pumping at the hospital,
or pumping with only a manuel pump.  No one has told them at the hospital that
they should be using an electric breast pump with a double pumping kit to
properly establish their milk supply.  Oh well - - - the bfing business can be
a trying and frustrating one some days.

Regards,  Yaffa


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        Yaffa Stark, MA, IBCLC    Los Angeles, Calif., USA
        "We must identify and reduce barriers which keep women
       from beginning or continuing to breastfeed their infants."
       C. Everett Koop, M.D., ScD. Former Surgeon General
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